My 13 year-old darling son has his equally 13 year-old best buddy over. Their conversation for the past half-hour has been "Tactical Strategies In Case You Are Ever Attacked in Any Manner, on Land, Sea, Sky." As a female I must say that I never once during my growing up time ever EVER thought of such things. They are very detailed about it and taking it all Very Seriously as though they expect, any minute, to be assailed from all sides.

This is normal for boys, right?

Yes.

Absolutely! That stuff completely consumed me and my best friend at that age. Only a few years until that imagination is lost forever. Let them roll around in their fantasy world while they may.

I remember one time we got caught up in the notion of being James Bond-like spies. It was all women, skiing, and exotic cars. We even (and this is still painful to admit) wore suits to school one day to impress girls with our suaveness and debonair ways. Practically bathed in Pierre Cardin aftershave, as well.

Wasn't pretty. We ended up making up some story about having an appointment for family portraits at the same time right after school, so we wouldn't have time to change. I wish I could say that was the dorkiest thing I did in school.....

Pretty much.. those days are none too distant in my past :rattat:

Just got this in my inbox, made me laugh out loud...enjoy:

>>>>>A mother was working in the kitchen listening to her
>>>>>5-year-old son playing with his new electric train in the living
>>>>>room.
>>>>>
>>>>>She heard the train stop and her son saying,
>>>>>"All of you sons of bitches who want off, get the hell off now ..
>>>>>cause this is the last stop! And all of you sons of bitches who are
>>>>>getting on, get your asses in the train ... cause we're going down
>>>>>the tracks."
>>>>>
>>>>>The horrified mother went in and told her son,
>>>>>"We don't use that kind of language in this house.
>>>>>Now I want you to go to your room and you are to stay there for TWO
>>>>>HOURS. When you come out, you may play with your train ... but I
>>>>>want you to use nice language."
>>>>>
>>>>>Two hours later, the son came out of the bedroom and resumed
>>>>>playing with his train.
>>>>>
>>>>>Soon the train stopped and the mother heard her son say ... "All
>>>>>passengers, please remember your things, thank you, and hope your
>>>>>trip was a pleasant one. We hope you will ride with us again soon.
>>>>>"She heard her little darling continue .."For those of you just
>>>>>boarding, remember, there is no smoking in the train. We hope you
>>>>>will have a pleasant and relaxing journey with us today."
>>>>>
>>>>>As the mother began to smile, the child added,
>>>>>"For those of you who are pissed off about the TWO HOUR delay,
>>>>>please see the bitch in the kitchen .."

:lol: :joint:

For someone who claims to not be a dopehead, you sure are fond of that smiley... :rolleyes: